17 Related Articles from 2018-11-09

'A brilliant bowl' and a case of mistaken identity at Scottish International Open. Highlights from the quarter-finals of the Scottish International Bowls Open (UK users only). >>

'Referees worried over coin throwing', says ex-ref as police warn over anti-social behaviour. Referees feel "apprehensive" at Scottish matches for fear of being struck with a coin thrown from the crowd, says ex-official Steven Conroy. >>

£17.3million project for rocket and satellite launch pad in Scotland gets go-ahead. The A´Mhoine peninsula in Sutherland was chosen by the UK Space Agency earlier this year as the site for vertical rocket and satellite launches. >>

Action group to `hit the ground running´ in fight to.... The Scottish Government has announced members of the Michelin Action Group, which is being set up to try to save the factory. >>

First grey seal pups of season cared for by Scottish SPCA. The Scottish SPCA is looking after pups found in Aberdeenshire and in the Highlands at its Fishcross centre. >>

Jamie MacDonald replaces Jon McLaughlin in Scotland squad. Kilmarnock goalkeeper Jamie MacDonald is called up to the Scotland squad following the withdrawal of Sunderland's Jon McLaughlin. >>

Marine Scotland 'bullying' review concluded. The review was ordered after a picture was released of fisheries officer DeeAnn Fitzpatrick taped to a chair and gagged. >>

Paedophile refuses to apologise to his victim 50 years after abusing him. John Porteous, 85, was jailed for abusing David Whelan at Quarriers Village children's home in Refrewshire between 1969 and 1974. He was giving evidence to the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry. >>

Partnership deal puts young people `at the heart´ of.... Holyrood Presiding Officer Ken Macintosh has signed a partnership agreement with Suki Wan, chair of the Scottish Youth Parliament. >>

PwC: Number of shop closures in Scotland 'accelerates'. A report attributes the rise in part to growth in online shopping and a shift to in-home leisure. >>

Scotland becomes first country to back teaching LGBTI issues in schools. Scotland is set to become the first country in the world to include LGBTI issues in school curricula, after the government accepted in full recommendations made by a leading campaign group. >>

Scotland wants schools to teach LGBT+ issues in 'world.... By Isabelle GerretsenLONDON, Nov 9 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Scotland is making it mandatory for government schools to teach LGBT+ issues in a move... >>

Scots curriculum to include focus on LGBTI issues. Scotland's schools are to formally include the issues faced by the LGBTI community in the curriculum. >>

Scottish SPCA cares for first rescued seal pups of the.... One of the seals has a collapsed eye which will have to be removed. >>

The papers: Scottish schools first to teach LGBTI issues. Scottish pupils becoming the first in the world to have LGBTI issues on the curriculum feature on the front pages. >>

What’s on TV Friday: ‘Room 104’ and ‘Outlaw King’. Season 2 of the Duplass brothers’ dark anthology series debuts on HBO. And Chris Pine plays a 14th-century Scottish king in Netflix’s “Outlaw King.” >>

Your pictures. A selection of your pictures of Scotland sent in between 2 - 9 November. >>